- The young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; --
sometimes distinctively applied to the male, filly being the female.
Cf. Foal. - A young, foolish fellow. - A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of
punishment in the navy.
2 . Colt
[ v. i.]
- To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or
wantonly.